Foggy Bay 2010

I would love too, but my only 5 weight is a two piece...  Got to save the funds to be able to go, not likely going to get a 5 wt travel rod this year...  You thinking Pinks, Ocean run Cutties and Dollies?

I was thinking silvers.  There were so many of them, it got silly at times.  I didn't have any fly rods with me, but I was fishing them with a 10# conventional outfit and was wishing I had an ultralight.  I was also wishing I had some poppers because I would have loved to see them bust on it.

But yes, there were a ton of pinks up in Very Inlet that would have been "about right" on the 5 weight too.

-Allen

Hmmmm...   Let me contact my brother and see if he has an extra travel 5 wt I could borrow..

Hmmmm...   Let me contact my brother and see if he has an extra travel 5 wt I could borrow..

If all else fails, I have one you could borrow, nothing special, but workable.

-Allen

Damn it!   I wish I would have seen this sooner. I'll be fishing in Outer Banks, NC at the beginning of August and can't swing two trips like that so close to each other.  I'll be there with you in spirit.

Looks like 2011 for me now...

Hmmmm...   Let me contact my brother and see if he has an extra travel 5 wt I could borrow..

If all else fails, I have one you could borrow, nothing special, but workable.

-Allen

Nothing special works for me!   

I flyfished for years on a old Eagle Claw four piece fiberglass spin/fly combination or a two piece Sears and Roebuck South Bend two Piece fiberglass rod.   It can't be worst!   

Actually it's an old LL Bean 5 weight, possibly made by Loomis in that time frame (mid 90's).

Hah!  I got one of those old 4 piece eagle claw combos.

-Allen

Mine is still useable...Might bring it and get some slime on it.

It long ago deserved a trip to Alaska....

It is the rod that has seen all 26 countries I have fished in, and all but Alaska of the 50 states....

I am sure I can fit it in with the others.

Caught more fish with that rod than you can imagine..  Bought it used in 1980 for about $10.00...  The guy who sold it kept the tube, as he converted it into a Bong.

Man, this looks like so much fun.  I wish I wasn't broke and self employed.

Troy,

Is anyone coming with you?

-Allen

Not sure yet Allen...

I have a couple of friends who are trying to see what their work schedules demand..  Dan being one of them.

Another friend, a pilot, needs to see if his ground school for a new jet can be pushed out.

A third friend, depends on when a deployment is scheduled, he's a jarhead...

I should know in a week or two... *Fingers crossed* on at least one of them.

Hoping the trip gets filled the week I can be there, otherwise I will have to alter plans in the area, since the airplane tickets are locked in, as are the vacation dates. 

Troy

Looks like trip #1 is now fully booked.  Some spots still left on trip #2.  Better get on it if you're still thinking about going on this trip.

-Allen

100 days and counting.......

Jonesing REAL BAD for this trip...

100 days and counting.......

Jonesing REAL BAD for this trip...

Oh shoot ... I'm not even ready yet.   

-Allen

Check these out Allen...

http://www.planetseafishing.com/features/read/vannoya-is-halibut-heaven/

http://www.worldseafishing.com/reviews/lurereviews/sea_waver_lures.html

http://www.northeasttackle.co.uk/data/products.php?product=Seawaver-500G-Gaint-Jighead-combo-3

About $25.00 for one Jig Head, three soft baits, hooks and split rings...  Pricy...  But dayum....

My experience fishing in Europe is that they have a lot of innovative techniques and equipment...

Especially these...  Hmmm..

http://www.northeasttackle.co.uk/data/products.php?product=Spro-Blink-Lights

My experience fishing in Europe is that they have a lot of innovative techniques and equipment...

My experience fishing Foggy Bay is that they'll hit whatever you throw down at them.  Being in "the zone" was the biggest influence.  Too shallow and no fish, too close to the reefs and too many rockfish and lings, or snags.  I believe Spectra worked better than mono.  However, when using mono, instead of jigging, reel fast for about 20 feet then let it back down.  It's all about reeling the stretch out and getting the lure to hop off the bottom.  That's a trick from Howard.  With Spectra, just take big sweeping strokes.  Caught the most on the Kalin BigN (glow!), but that may have had to do with the fact that it was the heaviest jig (8 ounces) that held the bottom best.  At times you could get away with 2  ounces, but more often than not, you needed 4, with 6 or 8 being even better.  But they also came on a variety of swimbaits and irons.

-Allen